schachmatt
\ʃaχˈmat\
The verdict
“schachmatt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Échec et mat.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schachmatt · schachmatt · French
schachmatt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schachmatt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃaχˈmat\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schachmatt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃaχˈmat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Échec et mat.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schachmatt, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is schachmatt, spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-M-A-T-T.
Definition
- 1Échec et mat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schachmatt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du bist schachmatt.
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